Admit One, part of Showtime Group Solutions, are delighted to announce an agreement with KinoNor to provide an end to end cinema management and Point Of Sale solution. Covering Ticketing, Concessions, Digital Sales, Loyalty and Back Office management for 15 member sites across Norway, additional fully integrated real time operational Data Analytics and Marketing software will be provided by Showtime Analytics.
KinoNor is Norway’s fourth largest and only Environmental Lighthouse certified cinema chain, with 54 screens across 13 towns and cities. The contract is for the group’s three largest member cinemas Trondheim Kino, Aurora Kino and Edda Kino, accounting for a 12% market share, KinoNor sells 1.2 million tickets annually.
KinoNor is known for its commitment to delivering exceptional movie experiences through innovation and world-class service. As part of their extensive evaluation process they conducted a review of multiple POS providers, with the view to streamlining operations, enhancing the ticket purchasing process, and gaining valuable insights into customer preferences, ultimately enabling them to deliver the highest level of customer satisfaction.
They were looking for a flexible, scalable and configurable solution to replace their current ticketing and management platform, with extensive customisation and advanced reporting requirements as well as the ability to integrate with their other existing 3rd party systems.
After careful consideration, KinoNor selected Admit One as their trusted partner. With preparations for the roll out beginning in January of this year in a phased site approach, all deployment, integrations, testing and user training across their 15 sites was completed by June. A new site will be added when a new cinema is opened in September 2023.
“We are very happy to work with Admit One. The total services that Admit One and Showtime Group Solutions can offer are of great help to reach our future plans of engaging our audience more, both in regard to marketing and feedback”, Arild Kalkvik, CEO of KinoNor, states. “I find the solutions offered by Admit One and Showtime both user friendly and efficient, and we are looking forward to establishing a new loyalty program based on their services”, he adds.
Peter Morton, CEO of Admit One, said: “We are thrilled to be able to announce this new partnership with KinoNor, marking Admit One’s first customer in Scandinavia. Working closely with their team on the bespoke requirements across all of their largest member brands has been an exciting and rewarding project, and is testament to the capabilities of our technology to meet the needs of any cinema worldwide. We look forward to continuing the journey with KinoNor and helping them deliver on their goals as their strategic technology partner.”
About KinoNor
KinoNor is Norway’s fourth largest and only Environmental Lighthouse certified cinema chain, with 53 Halls across 15 towns and cities. The cinema chain represents regional cinemas in Northern Norway (Aurora Cinema – 6 sites), Mid Norway (Trondheim Cinema – 4 sites) and the West Coast of Norway (Edda Cinema, Tysvær Cinema, Bømlo Cinema, Fosnavår Cinema and Sjøborg Cinema). KinoNor accounts for a 12% market share in Norway and sells 1.2 million tickets annually.
About Admit One
Admit One has been providing POS to leading European circuits and major venue and tourist attractions for over 25 years. In 2023 Admit One joined Showtime Analytics to form a new group company, Showtime Group Solutions, in order to provide an end-to-end enterprise software solution for the Global Exhibition market. Covering more than 3,000 cinema sites and 20,000 screens, Showtime Group Solutions collectively manages over 75 million ticket sales and 750 million customer communications annually.